Transportation

Mass-production of the automobile in the early 20th century gave individual Americans a new freedom of mobility. The development of the U.S. Interstate Highway System in the 1950s made high-speed travel across the country a reality for all Americans.

Today, however, few Americans on their way to work in the morning can put "interstate highway" and "high-speed travel" in the same sentence and keep a straight face! Despite their satisfying Americans' continuing sense of entitlement to individual mobility, driving in a single-passenger car has few advantages anymore. Traffic jams, pollution, urban sprawl, oil-price fluctuations, and stress levels can all be traced (either directly or indirectly) to single-passenger vehicles.

Most American cities have at least acceptable mass-transit alternatives. But driving in a car by one's self is still - by far - the dominant means by which Americans get around. One hopes that, before this systems collapses upon itself, Americans will adopt transportation practices that have made for so many livable communities in Europe:

• Carpooling
• Mass Transit (Trains, Buses, etc.)
• Alternative Modes (Bicycles, Walking, etc.)
• Telecommuting
• Living Closer to Work or City Center

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